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Virtual
Residency
Introductory Workshop 2022
hosted at
the
University of Oklahoma
(OU)
and available live via videoconferencing
Monday June 27
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Friday July 1 2022
Coming after the workshop!
NON-COMMERCIAL
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NSF Grant No. 1548562
"XSEDE 2.0: Integrating, Enabling and Enhancing National
Cyberinfrastructure with Expanding Community Involvement"
NOTES:
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All times are APPROXIMATE.
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This agenda is SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE.
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We may not cover everything on this agenda,
and we may cover topics not on this agenda.
Monday June 27
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9:00-10:15am CT:
TALK:
"Virtual Residency Introductory
Workshop 2022 Overview"
Henry Neeman,
U Oklahoma
This session will introduce both
the Virtual Residency Program and
this year's workshop.
Slides:
PowerPoint
PDF
Google
Doc folder
for discussion
Video:
See below.
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10:15-10:45am CT:
MIDMORNING BREAK
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10:45am-12:00noon CT:
TALK:
Introductory:
"Effective Communication:
How to Talk to Researchers About Their Research"
Henry Neeman,
U Oklahoma
In this session,
we'll discuss
research terminology,
research computing versus enterprise IT,
the mindset gap,
things to say to a researcher,
and
how to find researchers and their projects.
Slides:
PowerPoint
PDF
Google
Doc folder
for discussion
Video:
See below.
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12:00noon-1:30pm CT:
LUNCHTIME BREAK
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1:30-2:45pm CT:
TALK:
Introductory:
"Faculty: Tenure, Promotion, Reward System"
Bruce Mason,
U Oklahoma
Do the academic faculty and researchers
with whom you work seem
distracted, unresponsive, or stressed at times?
Often?
This session will be
a discussion of the academic promotion and reward systems
and changes in these systems.
This might give you some insight into
the thinking of researchers
that can help with collaborations.
Slides:
PowerPoint
PDF
Google
Doc folder
for discussion
Video:
See below.
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2:45-3:15pm CT:
MIDAFTERNOON BREAK
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3:15-4:30pm CT:
TALK:
Introductory:
"Cyberinfrastructure User Support"
Dylan Perkins,
U Colorado Boulder
This presentation will discuss topics such as:
CI user expectations;
CI categorization and commonalities;
difficulties encountered by HPC support teams and users;
best methods and strategies to follow
for CI users support;
approaches to common HPC user problems;
CI outreach, education and training.
Slides:
PowerPoint
Google
Doc folder
for discussion
Video:
See below.
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4:30-5:00pm CT:
End-of-day Wrapup
Video:
See below.
Tuesday June 28
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9:00-10:15am CT:
TALK:
Introductory:
"The Cyberinfrastructure Landscape:
Systems, Service Providers, Technologies"
Jacob Fosso Tande,
U North Carolina Greensboro
The diversity, scale and scope of
the national CI landscape
is sufficient rich and complex that
researchers have to devote
time and patience
to determine which resource will best meet their needs.
We will explore available
systems,
services providers
and
technologies,
while focusing on
where and how to access these resources.
Slides:
PDF
Google
Doc folder
for discussion
Video:
See below.
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10:15-10:45am CT:
MIDMORNING BREAK
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10:45am-12:00noon CT:
TALK/DEMONSTRATION:
Introductory:
"How to Do an Intake Interview" /
"Intake Interview Demonstrations"
Dirk Colbry,
Michigan State U
Slides:
PowerPoint
Demonstration videos:
Video 1
Video 2
Video 3
Google
Doc folder
for discussion
Video:
See below.
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12:00noon-1:30pm CT:
LUNCHTIME BREAK
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1:30-2:45pm CT:
TALK:
Introductory:
"Components and Design of
a High Performance Computing Cluster"
Jerry Perez,
U Texas Dallas
This talk will describe
the various components and designs of
an HPC Cluster.
Slides:
PowerPoint
Google
Doc folder
for discussion
Video:
See below.
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2:45-3:15pm CT:
MIDAFTERNOON BREAK
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3:15-4:30pm CT:
TALK:
Introductory:
"Research Networking Overview"
Wallace Chase,
U Otago
(New Zealand)
The internet is fine – I'm on Facebook right now!
A discussion on how
networking in support of data intensive research
is not at all the same as
networking for general use.
Slides:
PowerPoint
PDF
Google
Doc folder
for discussion
Video:
See below.
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4:30-5:00pm CT:
End-of-day Wrapup
Video:
See below.
Wednesday June 29
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9:00-10:15am CT:
TALK:
Introductory:
"CyberAmbassadors:
Let's Talk: Communicating That There's a Problem"
Dirk Colbry,
Michigan State U
Strong interpersonal communication skills
can foster success in
both professional and personal situations.
This session will focuses on
building participants' capacity
to engage in meaningful, one-on-one conversations
about challenging topics.
Participants will explore
common types of problems
and
practice skills for
resolving ability,
motivation and interpersonal problem situations.
Slides:
PowerPoint
PDF
Google
Doc folder
for discussion
Video:
See below.
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10:15-10:45am CT:
MIDMORNING BREAK
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10:45am-12:00noon CT:
PANEL:
"Researcher Perspectives:
What Do Researchers Need from
Cyberinfrastructure Facilitators?"
Moderator:
Annelie Rugg,
U California Los Angeles
Panelists:
Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes,
U California Merced:
Social Sciences
Carl Boettiger,
U California Berkeley:
Biosciences
Phil Bording,
Alabama A&M U:
Physical Sciences/Engineering
Keith Brewster,
U Oklahoma:
Physical Sciences
Ajay Kurani,
Northwestern U:
Clinical/Bioscience/Engineering
Jihong Ma,
U Vermont:
Physical Sciences/Engineering
Questions for the panelists
(we might use all of these, or none, or some,
and not necessarily in this order):
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To what extent do you see your research dependent on research computing and data services today, and how do you see that evolving in future? What about in your research community more broadly?
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Are there research facilitators at your institution and if so, have you worked with them? What do they primarily help with? If not, from whom (what roles) have you gotten help and for what?
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What is the value and importance of having talented research computing staff? If you had to choose, would you choose more hardware or more research computing staff?
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Thinking about research computing staff, which is more important to you, disciplinary expertise or research computing expertise? Why is that more important?
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What are the challenges and obstacles to adopting research computing in your own research, and more broadly in your research community?
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What relationship do you want with your institution's research computing facility? Should it be integrated into your work, or kept at arm's length?
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Can you give an example of an experience you've had working with a research computing facilitator that exemplifies the value of doing that?
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Now give an example where something went horribly wrong. What would have improved that situation (worst case) in hindsight?
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What would you most want a research facilitator to know about your work and your needs so they can be most helpful to you?
Google
Doc folder
for discussion
Video:
See below.
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12:00noon-1:30pm CT:
LUNCHTIME BREAK
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1:30-2:45pm CT:
TALK/PRACTICUM:
Introductory:
"How to Do an Intake Interview" /
"Intake Interviews with Real Researchers"
Arman Pazouki,
Northwestern U
In this session,
the CI Facilitators
and
those who are interested in pursuing
a CI Facilitation
career
will find several opportunities
to learn about intake interview best practices,
conduct short intake interviews
with various researchers,
apply foundations of CI Facilitation,
and receive feedback from experienced CI Facilitators.
Slides:
PowerPoint
Google
Doc folder
for discussion
Video:
See below.
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2:45-3:15pm CT:
MIDAFTERNOON BREAK
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3:15-3:50pm CT:
TALK:
Introductory:
"Deploying Community Codes"
Josh Gyllinsky,
U Rhode Island
Slides:
PDF
Video:
See below.
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3:55-4:30pm CT:
TALK:
Introductory:
"Debugging and Tuning"
Prasad Maddumage,
Florida State U
Debugging is an essential part of software development. In fact, most
software developers spend more time debugging their codes than writing them.
The role of debuggers is to help this process. These range from gdb, a
free command line tool, to paid GUI software such as TotalView and DDT. We
will discuss few different debuggers available for serial and parallel
debugging.
Tuning refers to increase efficiency of existing software and
this involves profiling codes to find room for optimization. It is very
important to improve efficiency and scaling of software in general and
especially in the context of HPC.
Slides:
PDF
Google
Doc folder
for discussion
Video:
See below.
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4:30-5:00pm CT:
End-of-day Wrapup
Video:
See below.
Thursday June 30
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9:00-10:15am CT:
TALK:
Introductory:
"The Cyberinfrastructure Landscape:
Organizations"
Dana Brunson,
Internet2
Timothy Middelkoop,
Internet2
The number of organizations in
the Cyberinfrastructure landscape can be overwhelming.
How can you tell which ones will be helpful to you?
In this session,
we'll provide a whirlwind tour of
the benefits of various organizations,
where you might want to start,
and
why you may want to engage with them.
Slides:
PowerPoint
PDF
Google
Doc folder
for discussion
Video:
See below.
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10:15-10:45am CT:
MIDMORNING BREAK
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10:45am-12:00noon CT:
TALK:
INTRODUCTORY:
"CyberAmbassadors:
Leading the Change: Equity and Inclusion;
Leading with Principles: Ethics"
Dirk Colbry,
Michigan State U
Diversity,
in many dimensions,
offers both challenges and opportunities
to any relationship.
Learning to identify,
reflect upon,
learn from,
and engage with diverse perspectives
is essential to fostering
effective relationships and vibrant
intellectual environments.
"Leading the Change"
explores challenges and solutions for
creating more inclusive communities in STEM.
STEM professionals play an important role in
both teaching and modeling ethical behavior.
There are ethical issues centering on
the underlying technology:
how to set up,
maintain and secure resources,
and how to use them appropriately
to support research and practice.
There are also ethical issues
surrounding the relationships between
STEM professionals and
their colleagues,
supervisors,
and the public.
Reflecting upon and discussing ethical behavior
is an important part of
becoming an effective STEM professional.
Slides:
PowerPoint
PDF
Google
Doc folder
for discussion
Video:
See below.
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12:00noon-1:30pm CT:
LUNCHTIME BREAK
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1:30-2:45pm CT:
PANEL:
INTRODUCTORY:
"Cyberinfrastructure Organization Leader
Perspectives:
What Do CI Organizations
Need from Their CI Facilitators?"
Moderator:
Sandra Gesing,
U Illinois Chicago
Panelists:
Kevin Brandt,
South Dakota State U
(R2, public, EPSCoR)
Sarvani Chadalapaka,
U California Merced
(R2, public)
Curt Hilegas,
Princeton U
(R1, private)
Himanshu Sharma,
U Illinois Chicago
(R1, public, Minority Serving)
Jason Simms,
Lafayette College
(non-PhD-granting, private)
Lisa Snyder,
U California Los Angeles
(R1, public)
Questions for the panelists
(we might use all of these, or none, or some,
and not necessarily in this order):
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At your institution, what kinds of researcher-facing roles do you have, and what do these folks do?
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What qualities and skills do you look for in a research computing facilitator? Do you prioritize generalized/broad CI skills, or discipline-specific skills? How do you balance the need for technical skills versus the need for professional/interpersonal skills?
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What sort of professional development opportunities do your research computing facilitators need, and how do you provide those? What do you prioritize for their professional development?
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What is your institution's view of a funding model that addresses the needs of the full spectrum of computing-intensive/data-intensive researchers, not just the biggest consumers, and how well is that spectrum of needs addressed?
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How does your center apportion resources among the diverse needs of your various research constituencies?
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What resources should an institution's central research computing facility provide to the institution's researchers?
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What should be the balance between research computing facilities on-campus versus remote, for example at national research computing centers? What circumstances govern the need for one or the other?
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Does your institution have research data management policies and/or practices? Who is responsible for implementing your institution's policies and/or practices? How have these policies/practices positively impacted researcher needs around research data?
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We ask researchers what they may need, but often researchers don't have a clear idea of what HPC is, even if they're actively using it — for example, researchers who run MPI codes but don't really understand how MPI jobs are distributed or the challenges of achieving parallel speedup. What mechanisms does your organization use to create an HPC baseline, beyond the very specific needs associated with successfully launching such jobs?
Slides:
PowerPoint
Google
Doc folder
for discussion
Video:
See below.
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2:45-3:15pm CT:
MIDAFTERNOON BREAK
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3:15-4:30pm CT:
PANEL:
"Working Effectively with
Systems-Facing Professionals"
Moderator:
David Akin,
U Oklahoma
Panelists:
Kyle Hutson,
Kansas State U
Andrew Keen,
Michigan State U
Damir Krstic,
Northwestern U
Sai Medury,
Vanderbilt U
JP Pervez,
U Texas Dallas
Questions for the panelists
(we might use all of these, or none, or some,
and not necessarily in this order):
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What are the top 3 issues that research computing
facilitators should keep in mind when working with
systems-facing professionals, both what to do and
what not to do?
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How would you summarize a systems-facing professional's
key responsibilities, and likewise a research computing
facilitator's responsibilities? What's the division between
what a research computing facilitator is responsible for
versus what a sysadmin is responsible for? Is this more about
who, or more about which hat someone is wearing at that moment?
That is, researcher-facing or systems-facing role versus
facilitator or sysadmin job title.
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What are the biggest pain points that systems-facing
professionals encounter day to day?
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How can research computing facilitators help systems-facing
professionals to serve their researchers more effectively,
and vice versa?
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What can a research computing facilitator learn or do to
make life for their systems professionals easier?
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How much does it help you as a systems-facing
professional to understand what a particular researcher is
investigating or trying to do?
Slides:
coming soon
Google
Doc folder
for discussion
Video:
See below.
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4:30-5:00pm CT:
End-of-day Wrapup
Video:
See below.
Friday July 1
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9:00-10:15am CT:
TALK:
INTRODUCTORY:
"Research Data Management"
Jason Wells,
Harvard U
Research Data Management is becoming a requirement for successful grant applications. In this participation-encouraged demo, learn more about RDM and how you can help facilitate grant applications at your institution.
Slides:
PowerPoint
Google
Doc folder
for discussion
Video:
See below.
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10:15-10:45am CT:
MIDMORNING BREAK
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10:45-12:00noon CT:
ROUNDTABLE:
"Stories from the Trenches"
Moderator: Henry Neeman, U Oklahoma
In this session,
workshop attendees will swap stories of interest to
CI Facilitators.
Slides:
coming soon
Google
Doc folder
for discussion
Video:
See below.
All videos are
here.
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Slides
will be posted to this webpage,
typically after each session
(typically PowerPoint and PDF).
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Zoom:
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remote attendees.
Please
MUTE YOURSELF
except when you're talking.
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